1984-04-04 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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. ., Co Ordinance No. ll44A , Page 2. "Nine (9) members at a meeting shall constitute a ~uorum. "The legal department shall have an attorney available to advise the board on legal ma tters relative to topics under board jurisdiction. "The fire marshal or his duly authorized representative shall be the secretary of the board. ( "The teims of all members of the board shall be of two (2) ~ years in ~eng~~ or until a successor is appointed and qUqlified. "~';henever any posi tion on the board becomes vacant by reason of d~ath, resignation, or removal, the mayor shal~, with the approval of the city council, appoint another qualified person to tl:1e vacant posi tion, and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term of the member being replaced. "The duties of the fire code review board shall be: To . recommend changes in the ftre code; to interpret the provisions of the fire code; to hear appeals from decisions of the fire chief or fire marshal; and in cooperation with the fire marshal, ..J to submit an annual report to the mayor and city council con- taining a summary of the actions of the fire code review board during the preceding year together with recommendations for amendments to the fire code." Section 2. Except as hereby amended, all remaining pro- visions of the City of La Porte Fire Code shall remain in full force and effect. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Section 4. The City Council officially finds, deter- mines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice I ~